Thousands of lives could be saved by a new heart disease drug that health officials hope will become widely available on the NHS as early as next year. Patients will
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A “spirited” young girl who suffered a catastrophic brain injury during her birth at an NHS hospital is set to receive more than £20 million in damages. The eight-year-old, who
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A teenager with a severe nut allergy died after a combination of human and system error, a coroner has ruled. Shante Turay-Thomas (pictured) died after waiting for an ambulance to
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More than 100,000 patients have been referred to pharmacists through a scheme intended to ease the pressure on surgeries and hospitals. Some 114,275 patients with minor illnesses or urgent medication
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Stormont’s new health minister is to meet trade unions involved in ongoing strike action as other parties face questions as to why they avoided the portfolio. Ulster Unionist minister Robin
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More than one in four children and young people referred to specialist mental health services are rejected for treatment, according to a new report. The Education Policy Institute (EPI), which
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Increasing numbers of patients are waiting more than four hours to be seen at A&E departments, which also saw a record number of attendances and ambulance callouts in December. Data
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A “dire shortage” of mental health care workers amid rising demand is leaving staff overworked and demoralised and compromising care, according to the doctors’ union. More than half (52%) of
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Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland have started another day of strike action in a row over pay. The protest follows a similar strike last month over salary rates that
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A plan to treat and discharge patients from hospital on the same day has been “grossly derailed”, senior medics have warned. Under the NHS Long Term Plan, every hospital with
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